If you were given a choice of vaccine delivery method, would you rather a needle or a skin cream? Thought so. Well, the latter might be a viable option soon, as Stanford scientists have used a topical ...

Researchers show that stretching the skin stimulates immune cells and increases the skin’s ability to absorb large molecules, including those present in vaccines. Publishing September 17 in the Cell ...

Stretching mice skin made it more permeable to microbial metabolites, jump-starting immune defenses and potentially offering a new approach to vaccine delivery. “You should be really careful about ...

WASHINGTON – Kids aren’t the only needle-phobes. A lot of adults don’t get the shots they need, including the flu vaccine, because they fear the pain. But now there is a new kind of “ouchless” flu ...

Scientists are developing painless 'needles' self-administration of flu vaccine using patches containing tiny microneedles that dissolve into the skin. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has ...

Patches covered in microscopic needles could tattoo vaccines into the skin to boost a patient’s defense against disease, researchers say. Vaccines help bodies develop immunity to diseases by exposing ...